COLD DARK ROOM

Cathie G

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Quiet in here..... you all are probably aware that there are plenty of shark teeth to be found along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. There’s an area not far from here called Chesapeake Beach that has high cliffs that erode in storms and release new fossils all the time.

People comb the beaches daily in search of cool shark teeth, most usually don’t find one. This area also has oysters...and the oystermen use large tongs to scrape the bottom in search of tasty mussels, but also find the sought after large Megalodon shark teeth...

Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon), meaning "big tooth", is an extinct species of sharkthat lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (mya), during the Early Miocene to the Pliocene. It was formerly thought to be a member of the family Lamnidae and a close relative of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). However, it is now classified into the extinct family Otodontidae, which diverged from the great white shark during the Early Cretaceous. Its genus placement is still debated, authors placing it in either Carcharocles, Megaselachus, Otodus, or Procarcharodon. This is because transitional fossils have been found showing that Megalodon is the final chronospecies of a lineage of giant sharks originally of the genus Otodus which evolved during the Paleocene.​
/From Wikipedia/​
Below is a recent pix of some Meg teeth (85] hauled up by oystermen from this area.

@Tidgy's Dad will appreciate & @Moozillion i think

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Yes it's too quiet. I'd also like to not see Lyn W and some others. The shark teeth are really nice finds.
 

Maro2Bear

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Good morning! We got the rain! All day yesterday, last night, and still this morning.. need some sun to dry up all the rain! Happy Sunday my friends...

It was hot n sunny all day here yesterday, Almost too hot for our plants that had been shivering just a week ago! Did some power washing, etc.

Today, overcast, with 5 days of rain in the forecast. When it rains it pours. Off kayaking for a few hours. Ciso, enjoy the day...
 

Ray--Opo

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Ok, just watched this YouTube video on a newly constructed tortoise mirage....

@Ray--Opo im thinking your new shed - with some mods - can look like this!

That is some dedication there. I had a 40'x60' pole barn in Michigan. But that building is huge.
 

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Good afternooning all. I just got back from the rescue where I picked up an Amazon box. Not your average delivery though. It was some blackbirds all grown up and reasy for release :) For whatever reason TFO isn’t letting me post the video. I’ll go hunt down the leprechaun and see what he’s been up to!

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Not sure what the pesky creature is playing at, but here’s the blackbird release :)
 

Cathie G

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Good morning! We got the rain! All day yesterday, last night, and still this morning.. need some sun to dry up all the rain! Happy Sunday my friends...
The same to you! It's Saphire's first day out and that has already made my day great. Hopefully, he can go outside everyday for a few months now. I even had to turn the air conditioner on.
 

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Just back from a morning of kayaking. Gray and overcast, but pleasant, cool & with a few drizzles. We were paddling along and I spied a turtle up and out on a log in an awkward pose. Quietly went to investigate with camera ready. Turtle didnt move.

After a few snaps, I flicked some water up on mr turtle, still no splish splash. Investigated further & picked up the turtle, only to discover both hind legs had been chewed off & now healed over. Poor turtle wasnt looking too good.
Check out those long front claws.



Mr Turtle Hiding
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Pix of Missing Leg/Sockets
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Our Lunch Spot
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JoesMum

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Facbook just reminded me of a photo of Joe taken 4 years ago today.

Here he is demonstrating his IQ by trying to attack his arch-enemy the lawnmower through the fence... and completely failing to notice that half the fence was missing and he could have simply walked round it :D

We miss him

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